Tmaru: Repeat patrol fix

[maerean_m]

Thanks, will look into it

[Rockin Robbins]

I just don't think the repeat missions bug exists. Other posters have convinced me that if you complete the mission and radio in you will have the same experience I have. I very seldom get a repeat mission. I have had six missions in my present career and probably eight in previous careers which were cut short by mod changes that I couldn't resist.

Do what you're told. Radio in when the star turns gray. Missions are truly random. Random choice guarantees some repeats. It works!

[cdrsubron7]

Think it should be made a default installation, myself.




cdrsubron7

[amurph182]

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

I just don't think the repeat missions bug exists. Other posters have convinced me that if you complete the mission and radio in you will have the same experience I have. I very seldom get a repeat mission. I have had six missions in my present career and probably eight in previous careers which were cut short by mod changes that I couldn't resist.

Do what you're told. Radio in when the star turns gray. Missions are truly random. Random choice guarantees some repeats. It works!

Sure, and this works as far as the game is concerned. But in reality a boat would be assigned a patrol area, they would patrol and sink whatever they could, and then they would go home. Skippers weren't radioing in saying "I've patrolled of Honshu for two days and sunk a freighter, send me somewhere else." When they were assigned to drop off supplies or a coastwatcher or commandos or something they would also have a patrol area assigned ahead of time. Sometimes they would receive instruction while underway to go somewhere else or pursue a warship contact or take up a lifeguard station. But it's a far cry from how the game works now with the constant reassignments.

I'd rather the default be to have just one mission per patrol, to stick closer to realism. If it is possible, then have random things thrown in mid-patrol, such as a last second order to photograph a harbor, assume lifeguard duty, etc. But I don't know if you can do that without a lot of work if at all, and I know Ducimus would rather play than mod at this point so I'm happy using the "fix."

[Deepbluewolf]

well i'm pretty much for it being standard

[mookiemookie]

From a mod compatibility standpoint, I don't want to enable any more mods than I have to. I'd rather it be optional as I've never run into this bug. It hurts no one to have it as an option.

[Marko_Ramius]

I second that. Better optional for me.

If you think you need the fix, you take it from optional folder, and enable it. Simple. Everybody's happy.

Just my 2cts

[Ducimus]

I had an idea that might be splitting the difference.

My assumption is that some folks don't like the "repeat patrol fix" because it forces special operations missions every other mission. Admittidly a little gamey.

What if the missions were scripted, but with no forcing of special missions. For instance Honshu, stays Honshu. No, seperation of "honshu" for patrol and sink missions, and "HonshuOPS" for special missions. Mission groupings stay stock, just the availbitly of missions becomes scripted. Im thinking of making that default, and then run two optional mods. The first one being current repeat patrol fix which becomes something like "More SpecOps" and then the second just stock flotilla assignments.

edit: while im yapping.
For those who encounter repeat patrol loopings. Are you leaving out of Pearl habor flotilla?

For those of you who don't want or don't use the repeat patrol fix, do you use primarly in the asiatic fleet? I could just script out the pearl harbor flotilla and leave the asiatic fleet alone. Reason is, it seems like most of the repeat patrol complaints come out of pearl harbor users, and not so much for Fremantle/brisbane users.